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Issue: Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #245
Publication Date: December 2013
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Issues: #245 of 144 Issues (192 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/06/2013
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76281646951724511
Price: $3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 36 (29 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Four Color
Dimensions: Digest
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Ongoing Series
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reprinted 9 times from some/all in other Issues.
reprinted 7 times from Content Items in other Issues.
7 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
FlagArchie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] published January 2013 was Bed Check [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] published January 2013 was Lounge Act [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] published January 2013 was A Hot Meal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] published January 2013 was Dime On My Hands [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] published January 2013 was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] published January 2013 was Top This! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagArchie 1000 Page Comics Jamboree #[nn] published January 2013 was A Tree Grows in Riverdale [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Isn't Santa's helper being a tad too helpful?
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Pages: 1
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A Tree Grows in Riverdale: Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; big Christmas tree; little Christmas tree
Synopsis: The gang decides to get two Christmas trees this year: a large one to be decorated with traditional decorations and a small one to decorate with organic decorations. Both happen to be able to communicate with each other via thought balloons. Meanwhile, Archie decides to become a department store Santa.
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From Issue: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #630 [Direct] published February 1992
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Pages: 6
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A Tree Grows in Riverdale: Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; little Christmas tree
Synopsis: Archie fails during his first day as a department store Santa, but has a chance to redeem himself when the Lodge family inviters some orphans to the mansion.
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From Issue: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #630 [Direct] published February 1992
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Pages: 5
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A Tree Grows in Riverdale: Part Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; little Christmas tree
Synopsis: The gang gets together to assemble toys for the children in the hospital and the big tree is upstaged when the little tree is taken to the hospital.
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From Issue: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #630 [Direct] published February 1992
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Pages: 5
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A Tree Grows in Riverdale: Part Four

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; little Christmas tree; big Christmas tree; Smithers
Synopsis: The gang entertains the children in the hospital and later, the big Christmas tree is thrown out while the little one is planted for next year.
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From Issue: FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #630 [Direct] published February 1992
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Pages: 5
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Santa's Helper: Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Santa Claus
Synopsis: When Archie fails as a mall Santa, he goes to seek advice from the Santa that works at Lacy's.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagArchie #517 [Direct Edition] published February 2002
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Archie # 517 (apparently the first publication) credits script to Greg Crosby, inks to Bob Smith.
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Santa's Helper: Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Santa Claus
Synopsis: Archie's skills as a mall Santa improve rapidly and he is later shocked to learn that Lacy's hasn't hosted a Santa Claus in years.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagArchie #517 [Direct Edition] published February 2002
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Archie # 517 (apparently the first publication) credits script to Greg Crosby, inks to Bob Smith.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: It's tough to buy anything for the girl...
Synopsis: Archie tries to decide what to get Veronica for Christmas.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Little Archie and Friends
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Reggie Mantle; Little Sabrina Spellman; Spotty
Synopsis: Introduction to the Little Archie section.
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Spread the Cheer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Moose Mason; Little Jughead Jones; Little Ambrose
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee takes the gang to the orphanage to put on a Christmas play for the orphans.
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Pages: 5
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The Santa Spirit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Archie Andrews; Little Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Spotty; Little Betty Cooper; Little Veronica Lodge; Mr. Jones; Mr. Cooper; Mrs. Cooper; Mrs. Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Hot Dog
Synopsis: The gang decorates Spotty's doghouse in an attempt to win a decorating contest.
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Pages: 5
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Dish Wish

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Jughead Jones; Little Veronica Lodge; Little Archie Andrews
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Pages: 1
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Strictly Strategic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: When Coach Kleats gets a concussion, it's up to Mr. Weatherbee to coach the football team.
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Pages: 5
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Say It With Flowers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis: Reggie sends Archie flowers using Betty's name in order to get Veronica jealous.
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Pages: 5
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Cast Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: In showing off his cast, Archie does more damage to Mr. Weatherbee than he did to his foot.
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Pages: 5
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Bed Check

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Pop Tate
Synopsis: Archie argues over with his parents over his curfew.
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Pages: 6
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Dancing Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie signs up for a co-ed gym class to meet some girls, only to find out that the class only does dance.
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Pages: 6
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Lounge Act!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Dilton Doiley; Chuck Clayton
Synopsis: Archie tries to keep the new student lounge clean.
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Pages: 5
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Your Big Chance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie and Betty get a chance to prove their football skills to a semi-pro.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie #269 published March 1978
was Your Big Chance [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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A Hot Meal!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: When Archie offers to make the girls a Mexican dinner, Reggie tries to upstage Archie in the kitchen.
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Pages: 5
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Tiger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica convince Archie that he's like a tiger, a predatory beast. Midge witnesses him around Betty and Veronica and begs Big Moose to leave him alone, fearing the worst.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie #146 published June 1964
was Tiger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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The Strange Case of Patient X!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous, science and technology, teen
Character(s): "Patient X"; man with the red mustache; Dr. Ben Lacey; Nurse Burke
First Line: The time: 3 a.m. - The place: Riverdale, U.S.A. Cloaked in its mantle of darkness, the city sleeps -
Synopsis: Betty and Veronica become nurse's aides at the hospital, where one of the new patients is a comatose man known only as "Patient X." Betty notices a mysterious man with a red mustache peeking into "Patient X"'s room. When "Patient X" starts to come out of his coma, his only words are "Must protect Carezzo." Archie and the gang take it upon themselves to solve the mystery of who "Patient X" is, what he's trying to protect, and what the man with the red mustache has to do with all this.
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From Content Item: FlagLife with Archie #27 published May 1964
was The Strange Case of Patient X [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: The digest credits the script to Frank Doyle. Previous indexer postulates the script is by Sy Reit from the style and by an in-joke in the story: a hospital P.A. announcer calls for "Dr. Reit" on p. 9. (On p. 7, the announcer calls for "Dr. White," referring to Bob White, the penciller.)

When reprinted in Life with Archie (Archie, 2018 series) #1, script is credited to George Gladir.
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Dime On My Hands

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Archie pretends to be "Diamond Jim" Andrews and becomes very generous with his money.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Archie! Jughead!
Synopsis: Archie asks Jughead to help wrap Betty's Christmas present.
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Reprint Notes: from Archie Sunday (Creators Syndicate) ????.??.??
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Top This!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica go driving.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pat the Brat; Fleabite
First Line: Pat can't come to school today...
Synopsis: Introduction to the Pat the Brat section.
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From Issue: FlagPat the Brat #20 published May 1957
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Pages: 1
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Dose of Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pat the Brat; Susie; Half-Pint; Blinky
Synopsis: Pat and his friends make fun of Susie's magic water wand.
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From Issue: FlagPat the Brat #31 published March 1959
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Pages: 6
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The Build Up!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pat the Brat; Pat's father; Pat's mother; Fleabite
Synopsis: Pat builds Fleabite a new doghouse.
Reprinting
From Issue: FlagPat the Brat #32 published May 1959
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pat the Brat; Fleabite
First Line: I can't find my baseball glove anywhere!
Synopsis: Pat gets Fleabite to get off of his baseball glove.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Pat the Brat; Pat's mother; Susie
First Line: Now remember, Pat!
Synopsis: A collection of four-single panel gags featuring Pat the Brat.
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Pages: 1
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Christmas Spirit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie tries to make it up to the Lodges after he ruins their Christmas decorating.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #148 [Direct Edition] published February 2004
was Christmas Spirit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Close Shave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Chuck Clayton; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
Synopsis: Archie accidentally uses super glue to attach his Santa beard.
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Pages: 5
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Sing Fling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie answers the phone when Archie calls Veronica.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #248 [Direct Edition] published December 2008
was Sing Fling [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Carry Tarry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie's Double Digest Magazine #148 [Direct Edition] published February 2004
was Carry Tarry [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Jingles All the Way

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jingles; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Claus
Synopsis: Jingles gives more grief than joy to Riverdale's residents when he makes a visit.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #248 [Direct Edition] published December 2008
was Jingles All the Way [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Archie # 543 (apparently the original publication) credits George Gladir (script), Stan Goldberg (pencils), and Bob Smith (inks).
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Everything's Archie

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Information on the month's Archie comics.
Reprinting
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Pages: 1

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